The simplest guide folklore

• The simplest guide folklore

Handicrafts makes our culture unique. It was painted items, toys, and fabric products foreign tourists take away as a souvenir. We, the owners of all this wealth, it is desirable to understand it at the highest level.

Gzhel

The white Delftware, and figures of people and animals, painted in different shades of blue paint.

Khokhloma

Crockery and wooden figurines. Primary colors - red and black, at least - green. Required attribute - golden sheen.

Palekh

Palekh lacquer miniature - painting on papier-mache. Plots are usually fantastic, fictional, at least - household.

Zhostovo painting

Metal trays of black, red or green with a list in the form of a bouquet of flowers in the center.

Gorodets painting

This painting is distinguished by everyday scenes, such as a walk, festival, and so on. Dominated by bright colors and green, red and blue colors. Close to the people - the plants and animals.

Enamel

Through the process of double firing, these ornaments are considered the most durable, and their floral pattern will never be erased.

Semyonovskaya thread

The peculiarity of it is that the pattern is cut into the interior of the product, and the product is rarely varnished. Carvings decorate wooden boxes, dishes and furniture.

Vologda lace

This lace woven from dense, continuous, uniform in a linen tape width. The material is generally flax - bleached or severe.

Orenburg shawl

Knitted scarf made of goat down, cotton, silk or any other thread basis. It is thick and gray, or thin and white.

Pavlovo Posad Shawl

The most popular background of colored shawls - black and red. A pattern - traditionally flower.

Dymkovo toy

Toys made of red clay, which, after careful processing is covered with whitewash, and finally subjected to painting. Also, they are distinguished by a rounded shape.